Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Specialist Interest
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustAs a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
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Job overview
Consultant in General Internal Medicine with specialist interest, for University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust. To provide, with colleagues, General Medical Services as part of a fully integrated Assessment & Diagnostics service for Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and surrounding areas. Duties will primarily be in the General Medical wards.
This post will provide an excellent opportunity to become involved in the development and delivery of general medical services in a large teaching hospital.
Audit, research interests and management involvement will be actively encouraged. Candidates are encouraged to discuss flexible working requirements, although our preference is initially for a full job plan in general medicine. There is capacity to accommodate specialty interests by arrangement.
There is a strong emphasis on provision of high quality SIFT teaching, and those with an interest in teaching are encouraged to apply.
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The appointee will be responsible for the care of: -
• Management of patients on the General Medical Wards at University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
• Responsibility for personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in their job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of staff.
• Responsibility for the professional supervision of junior medical staff.
• We are also open to considering any specialist interests alongside this role. Please approach us to discuss this further.
• Provision of regular high Quality SIFT teaching to medical students.
Relevant participation in management
• Participate in the development of the new General Medicine service model and pathways.
• Responsible for maintaining awareness of professional guidelines such as “Duties of a Doctor” and of the “GMC Performance Procedures” and acting in accordance with them.
• An exceptional requirement to undertake additional duties for limited periods within the geographical area specified above or to undertake duties at other hospitals in the event of a major disaster or incident.
• Responsibility for implementing the Infection Control Policies as determined by University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
It is expected that the appointee will work:
Monday to Friday. General Medical wards.
• A standard day on a General Medical ward involves leading a daily MDT board round at 09:00 -09:30, followed by a full ward round, from 09:30-12:00 (13h00 on Monday). Afternoon board round and review of results and new/unstable patients from approximately 15:30 - 16:30.
• One clinic per week. This may be flexed with other clinical activities such as the review of general medicine outliers, depending on need.
• The candidate will work an annualised total of 8 weekends per year, on the General Medical wards, (09:00-15:00, Saturday and Sunday) and 1 Bank Holiday per year (09:00 - 15:00).
• Together with Consultant colleagues, be responsible for teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and junior medical staff.
• There is no on-call commitment currently.
• If appointed and agreed to have a specialist interest alongside the General Medicine role, job plans will be different to the example above and below. However, morning General Medicine work will remain the same.
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.
For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.
Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.
We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.
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